Senate Democrats will meet at a special caucus lunch hosted by Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) Thursday afternoon to discuss a potential deal to reopen the government, but many Democrats say they need bigger concessions from Republicans to support it.

Democrats will hold the meeting in the Capitol ahead of a 5 p.m. vote on a resolution sponsored by Sens. Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Rand Paul (R-Ky.) and Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) to block U.S. armed forces from engaging in hostilities within or against Venezuela.

The late afternoon vote will give Democratic senators time to decide whether they are close enough to a deal to work through the weekend to reopen the government.

Democrats will discuss the details of the emerging compromise package, which they reviewed broadly during a Tuesda

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